North Adams man charged with murder in connection with wife's death

NORTH ADAMS -- A North Adams man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death of his wife, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office announced Saturday.

Police arrested 47-year-old Mark S. Steele-Knudslien and charged him with one count of murder after the body of his wife, 42-year-old Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien was found inside their Veazie Street home Friday night, the DA's office reported.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the woman's cause of death on Sunday in Holyoke, officials said.

Mark S. Steele-Knudslien, who is being held without the right to bail, will be arraigned on the murder charge Monday morning in Northern Berkshire District Court.

State police dectectives assigned to the District Attorney's Office, members of the North Adams and Adams Police Departments and the Massachusetts State Police Crime Scene Services Section are conducting the investigation.